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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-12-08 06:26 PM
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Should Iraq be forced to take out loans from the occupying country to pay reparations to itself?
Edited on Sat Apr-12-08 06:27 PM by NNN0LHI
http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Energy/Analysis/2008/04/11/commentary_iraq_oil_circus_came_to_town/3626/

<snip>This was a major development this week, where a number of U.S. Senators and Representatives from both parties talked about legislation or binding deals forcing Iraqis to spend a certain amount of money in the way Washington sees fit, repay the United States for its expenses thus far in the war, or force Iraqis to take as a loan all future U.S. spending there.

This begs the question as to whether a country can invade another country – which inherently destroys the capital, political and societal infrastructure – poorly spend both occupying and occupied funds, unilaterally create conditions of chaos requiring ongoing security and reconstruction funds, and then bind the occupied country to make reparations and take out loans from the occupying country?
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Buzz Clik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-12-08 06:27 PM
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1. Just intuitively, I'd lean against that idea.
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Middle finga Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-12-08 06:39 PM
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2. The American Mafia.... Al Capone couldn't have thought of something
so devious.
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Fireweed247 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-12-08 07:37 PM
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3. That is so fucking unbelievable I cannot stand it
It's not enough we are stealing their oil and killing their people, poisoning their land with Depleted Uranium FOREVER!!
We need to make sure that any amount of oil profit that we do allow them to have comes right back to US to build and support our permanent bases. We need to throw out the entire US Congress, I am so sick of the bullshit.
www.peacecandidates.com
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